Episcopal Church, provincial delegates named for 2016 United Nations meeting

Episcopal Church, provincial delegates named for 2016 United Nations meeting

October 28, 2015

By:

The Public Affairs Office

Continuing its tradition of a strong presence at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), The Episcopal Church will be represented at UNCSW’s 60th Session March 14-24, 2016, by 20 Episcopal delegates and one Episcopal provincial representative to the Anglican Communion delegation, all named by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.

The delegates will attend the official UNCSW proceedings at the United Nations and represent The Episcopal Church’s positions on the UNCSW Priority Theme, “Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development” and the Review Theme, “The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.” Information is available here

Additionally, the delegates will communicate their own experiences and share what they have learned with their communities upon their return.

The Presiding Bishop also has named Julia Ayala Harris of the Diocese of Oklahoma to serve as the provincial delegate to represent The Episcopal Church to the Anglican Communion delegation.

“The expertise, leadership qualities and diversity of the delegates chosen by our Presiding Bishop will insure that The Episcopal Church will be well-represented at the UNCSW meeting in March,” commented Main. “We look forward to focusing as a team on the issues that will be presented to us.”